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3640. PEOPLE, res, v. TRINAE ROMAINE, def-ap — Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Svetlana M. Kornfeind of counsel), and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York (Ashley Ochs of counsel), for ap — Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Hilary Hassler of counsel), and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York (Akiva Shapiro of counsel), for res — Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Melissa C. Jackson, J.), rendered April 22, 2014, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, and sentencing her to five years’ probation, and ordering her to pay restitution, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v. Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). Moreover, the evidence of defendant’s guilt was overwhelming. There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s credibility determinations. The evidence lacked any reasonable explanation other than that defendant, who was motivated to steal the victim’s phone because it contained a damaging recording of defendant, used pepper spray on the victim for the purpose of stealing the phone, and stole it as part of a single incident.

 
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